[RedRover]

Here's the scuttlebutt about Mendoza from Camp Pen...

Mendoza's wife is in this country illegally. His testimony changed 180 degrees when he was told that he would cooperate or his wife would be deported immediately. He was sent home to be with his wife in Chicago and has been there for the last six months. He has not operated as a Marine nor has he been required to fulfill his military obligations. He has just been put out of the way and now that he is back, his story has changed.

I wonder if anyone knows whether there is any way to verify the current resident status of Mendoza and his wife? Or about the special treatment being given Mendoza as a prosecution witness?

Having something more concrete would make this all more explicable. (And I suspect we'll be hearing from Mendoza at the Wuterich hearing as well.)

[lilycicero]

Are you saying he is still active duty? Or they gave him an early out?

[4woodenboats]

I wonder if anyone knows whether there is any way to verify the current resident status of Mendoza and his wife? Or about the special treatment being given Mendoza as a prosecution witness?

This is a perfect example of why Secretary Winter must initiate an investigation into the outlandish and unconventional techniques used by NCIS.

What part of the statement recently made by a NCIS "investigator" that he declined to question an Iraqi about a suspect statement because "he didn't think it would be right, seeing as her whole family had just been murdered", failed to set off lack of objectivity alarms in his head?

He's either an idiot, a traitor, or simply isn't following any of the proceedings, other than whatever's above the fold in USA Today.

I'm betting on number three. Time to set him out to pasture so he can join the "Tossed out on his ear Book Club"

I sure would like to find a way to send a bit of noise his way.

[jazusamo]

If this is true, Red, it’ll blow his testimony out of the water at any hearing or courts-martial. I’m reasonably sure a defense investigator wouldn’t have much trouble verifying it if it’s true.

[Girlene]

If this scuttlebutt about Mendoza has any truth, it would blow his testimony out of the water. This is a huge problem for NCIS if it is proven.

And I suspect we'll be hearing from Mendoza at the Wuterich hearing as well. - Well, since he claimed that Tatum shot all the people in House #2, doesn't that let Wuterich off the hook in that house? That leaves House #1 and the white car. Of course the way Mendoza was weaving his story after receiving immunity, I guess he could always change his mind and claim it was Wuterich in House #2, not Tatum.

It will be interesting to find out if Mendoza's immunity might be a quid pro quo to prevent deportation or keeping on track with his citizenship.

[Shelayne]

Hmmm. Think maybe they put the screws to him to “refresh his memory” just a bit? Naaahhh, they wouldn’t do that, now would they? /extreme sarc.

This is such a farce; it is just hard to believe it is really happening.

I just do not understand WHY? Why they seem so bound and determined to hang these guys when the evidence doesn’t support the charges—WITHOUT INVENTING IT—just baffles me!